second-guess

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɛk.əndˌɡɛs/    美 /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndˌɡɛs/|/ˈsɛk.(ə)ntˌɡɛs/|/ˈsek.ən(t)ˌɡes/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc. transitive
    — Please don't try to second-guess the procedure that we have already refined and adopted.
  2. To anticipate or predict someone's actions or thoughts by guesswork. intransitive,transitive
    — In this day and age, it's so easy to stress / 'Cause people are strange and you can never second-guess

词形变化

second-guesses present,singular,third-person second-guessing participle,present second-guessed participle,past second-guessed past second guess alternative

词汇关系

相关词
second guesser second thoughts question mark

词源

A back-formation from second guesser, originally from baseball. First use appears c. 1941.
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